As far as upcoming 5-inch Android tablets go, there’s Samsung’s Galaxy S WiFi 5 which is up for pre-order and that’s all that comes to mind when we’re talking about official products. Dell’s sequel to the 5-inch Streak, “Opus One” isn’t due out until early next year according to a leaked roadmap. All of a sudden there’s another 5-inch option in town with Pantech’s Vega No.5 (not to be confused with the recently launched 4.3-inch Vega Racer smartphone).

Is that telephony about VOIP or does it come with a mobile network radio? If it is the latter then it is a phone in all but marketing.

Anonymous

Is that telephony about VOIP or does it come with a mobile network radio? If it is the latter then it is a phone in all but marketing.

Anonymous

Is that telephony about VOIP or does it come with a mobile network radio? If it is the latter then it is a phone in all but marketing.

Anonymous

It has “phone capabilities”, appears to have a SIM card slot (added a new link for more pics) and is launching through a phone carrier in Korea. That’s the best I can say without being able to find full specs.

Anonymous

Sounds to me then like it is basically the same as the Dell Streak, a large screen phone. Iirc the Galaxy S wifi do not have a mobile network radio at all, for comparisons sake.

I’ve only played with the Vega 5 in a WiFi environment (not across a cellular network), but it was blazing fast and the larger screen makes it much more pleasant to use normal (not the chopped mobile version) web pages. However, the most surprising thing about the Vega 5 is its light weight – very noticeably lighter than an iPhone or EVO. Carrying my EVO in my shirt pocket is uncomfortable – the Vega is so much lighter I barely noticed it. Also, due to the inclusion of VEE / DPO technology, you can actually use this phone in direct sunlight and get the benefit of extended battery life at the same time.

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Correction on the weight – both the iPhone and EVO were in cases – surprising what some of them weigh. Without cases, the Vega is about a half an ounce heavier than the EVO, but it still feels lighter in my pocket – must be the better weight distribution across the wider base… The iPhone is lighter yet – real heavy case there.

Eshwar

I purchased one .. it looks good
but faced some problems like no connectivity to computer as u find no option to mount your device to the system,which is completely ridiculous ..
Please don’t buy such phones ..